Métis Scrip Records

Commissions

Treaty 8 (Adhesion) Commission

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Registers/Indexes

Dept. of the Interior, RG 15, Series D II 8 m, North-West Half-Breeds and Original White Settlers, Registers and Indexes, 1877-1927, 4.5 m, vols. 1475 to 1555; microfilm reels C-11872 to C-11885.

[Nominal Index] Half-Breed Athabasca Claims [Register], Investigated by J.A. Macrae, 1900

A register of applications for Métis scrip investigated by J.A. Macrae in 1900. It is probably one of the two registers which Macrae attached to his letter to the Minister on 16 January, 1901 (see J.A. Macrae to Hon. C. Sifton, 19 January, 1901, RG 15, vol. 783, file 555680, pt. 1). The register is organized by claim number, with each entry providing the name of the claimant, his/her parents' names, the claimant's date of birth, type of scrip granted (money or land), scrip number, scrip delivery date, place of delivery, person to whom the scrip was delivered, and a general remarks column. In some instances, the last column will indicate that a claim was later disallowed. The case file number may also be indicated in this column, if such was created by the department. The latter are now retained by the Library and Archives Canada series RG 15, D II 1, which is described elsewhere. To find an entry on a particular Métis claimant when the claim number is unknown, researchers should consult the alphabetical index, RG 15, volume 1514, which is described elsewhere.

RG 15, vol. 1513, Aperture Card Book 96, reel C-11879;

[Supplementary Claims taken by Henry A. Conroy]

A register of supplementary applications for Métis scrip taken in 1903, 1905, 1907, and 1908 by Henry A. Conroy, Indian Inspector. These claims were dealt with separately in Orders-in-Council of 25 February, 1903; 29 November, 1905; and 8 April, 1909. The register is organized by year, and under each year, alphabetically by the claimant's name. Each entry records the application number, the claimant's name, the names of his/her parents; the claimant's year of birth and place of residence; nature of scrip awarded (land or money); the claimant's case file number; and remarks by departmental administrators as to whether or not the claim was allowed. If land scrip was awarded, the scrip numbers are sometimes indicated. The majority of the awards are for land scrip.

RG 15, vol. 1512, Aperture Card Book 95, reel C-11879
RG 15, vol. 1528, Aperture Card Book 111, reel C-11881 (this volume includes only the 1903 and 1905 claims)

[Alphabetical Index] Halfbreed Applicants for Scrip in Territory Covered by Indian Treaty No. 8 who Appeared before J.A. Macrae, a Commissioner, on A.D. 1900

An alphabetical index to the claims investigated by J.A. Macrae (volume 1513). It is probably one of the two registers which Macrae attached to his letter to the Minister on 16 January, 1901 (see J.A. Macrae to Hon. C. Sifton, 19 January, 1901, RG 15, vol. 783, file 555680, pt. 1). Each entry in this index provides the name of the claimant, his/her year of birth, his/her claim number, the names of his/her parents, the type of scrip awarded, and a column for general remarks.

RG 15, vol. 1514, Aperture Card Book 97, reel C-11879

Location Register of North-West Half-Breed Land Scrip...(Authority - Order in Council of 6th May, 1899, and subsequent Orders in Council)

These registers serve as an index to the lands which were patented to holders of Métis scrip awarded under P.C. 918, 6 May, 1899. The registers are organized according to the type of land scrip awarded (80 acres, 160 acres, or fractional acres) and then by scrip number. Each entry provides the date of the application, the name of the allottee (or claimant), the name of the patentee, the land description to which the scrip was applied, the date on which the Letters Patent was awarded, the liber and folio number of each land patent, the file number (if such was created by the department), and general remarks by departmental administrators. If the land was assigned to another individual, then the name of the assignees is indicated along with the assignment number. The land assignments are now held by Library and Archives Canada in RG 15, series D II 8l (vols. 1424 to 1474). The liber and folio numbers for the Letters Patent listed in these registers are now found in RG 15, series D III 10.

To use these registers when the scrip number is unknown, researchers should first obtain the scrip number from the delivery registers (i.e., RG 15, volume 1519 and 1520). As described elsewhere, the delivery registers are organized alphabetically and will provide, among other things, a summary statement on the nature and type of scrip awarded to a claimant and the scrip numbers.

For lands awarded to holders of 80 acre scrip notes, see:
Register 1; scrip nos. A1501 to A3000; RG 15, vol. 1540, Aperture Card Book 123, reel C-11882
Register 2; scrip nos. A5001 to A6000; RG 15, vol. 1544, Aperture Card Book 127, reel C-11883

For lands awarded to holders of 160 acre scrip notes, see:
Register 1; scrip nos. A0001 to A1500; RG 15, vol. 1539, Aperture Card Book 122, reel C-11882
Register 2; scrip nos. A4001 to A5000; RG 15, vol. 1543, Aperture Card Book 126, reel C-11883

For lands awarded to holders of fractional acre scrip, see:
Register 1; scrip nos. A3001 to A3306; RG 15, vol. 1541, Aperture Card Book 124, reel C-11882

Register of Delivery of Manitoba and North-West Territory Scrip, Orders in Council of 30th March and 20th April, 1885 [and Subsequent Orders]

These registers document the delivery of scrip to claimants filing under the Manitoba Supplementary Commission, the North-West Half-Breed Commissions, the Alberta-Saskatchewan Commissions, and the Treaty 8, 10, and 5 Commissions, including all their adhesions. The registers are organized alphabetically according to the last name of the claimant. Each entry records the scrip number; the name and address of the person or agent to whom the scrip was issued; the date of scrip delivery; a brief description as to the authority (i.e., the Commission) under which the scrip was awarded; the amount and type of scrip issued; the application number (if applicable); the number and date of the receipt; the case file reference number; the certificate number; and a column for general remarks by departmental administrators. The registers are excellent sources for researchers to find documentation on a claimant's complete scrip record. They provide an alphabetical index to many of the records in RG 15 which have been filed under a numerical system. For example, the scrip certificates, scrip notes and scrip receipts are filed in RG 15 by the document number. The finding aids for these records either do not exist or consist of file lists organized under the numerical system. It can be a very tedious task to find such documents when the number is unknown. The registers described here will provide researchers with these numbers when only the claimant's name is known.

RG 15, vol. 1520, Aperture Card Book 103, reel C-11880 (for deliveries made between August 1899 and December 1928)

Index to North-West Half-Breed Claims rejected on Preliminary Examination

An alphabetical index to claims disallowed by J.A. Macrae on preliminary examination. The index is organized by the name of the claimant, and under each entry it provides the schedule number, the names of the claimant's parents, and a brief summary of action by the Department. If a case file was created by the department in its administration of a claim, the number of the file will be recorded in the last column. These case files are now retained by Library and Archives Canada of Canada in RG 15, series D II 1, which is described elsewhere.

RG 15, vol. 1522, Aperture Card Book 105, reel C-11880